My phone camera simply does not do justice to the artistry and beauty of this coin.
Personally, i think that the U.S. Mint images (white background) are slightly less appealing than i my slap-dash shots.
From the Mint's images, i really didn't know what to expect of this coin. However, i am extremely pleased with the coin's deep cameo and hammered background. Also, the coin shines like crazy - something that neither set of photos conveys whatsoever.
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work area set up! Of course, then i will need to start a Rare Coin - Metallurgy - Precious Metals - Gem Stone channel on BEAM
I was going to try narrowing down based on various things like toxicity or their state at, or near room temperature.
But you already gave answers which made that largely unnecessary.
As you have already in a reply confirmed that the right-hand cube is Silver. that quickly narrows down to those around 1.9 times lighter, or heavier.
There is nothing low enough in density there, or even in my opinion near enough to make Silver the heavier metal there.
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a significant impurity in either cube.
So going with Silver being the less dense, the lighter metal.
Gold, as you already excluded is the nearest to the 1.9x heavier.
The next nearest to that 1.9x figure, is I think Tungsten.
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Well it says Troy Silver - however... according to tradition the ONLY metal measured in Troy Ounces is gold. (Which is why the trick question of "What weighs more... An ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers?" works - as Troy ounces are closer to 1.2 standard oz.
I'd go with Silver and Gold.
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